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The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)

Tony Kukulich 2020

The sole occupant of a single-engine plane was killed when the plane crashed and burned at the edge of the runway at Byron Airport in Byron, Calif., Saturday, May 9, 2020. According to a spokesperson for the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the pilot was flying a tow planes for glider, and the glider pilot landed without incident. (Tony Kukulich/The Press)